United States v. Specialist CHRISTOPHER L. PONCE

OPINION OF THE COURT

CELTNIEKS, Judge:

A military judge sitting as a general court-martial convicted appellant, pursuant to his pleas, of two specifications of absence without leave, one specification of willfully disobeying a superior commissioned officer, one specification of failure to obey a lawful general order, one specification of wrongful possession of marijuana, and one specification of wrongful use of marijuana, in violation of Articles 86, 90, 92, and 112a, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 886, 890, 892, 912a (2012) [hereinafter UCMJ]. The military judge sentenced…